漠甲亚科八种幼虫记述（鞘翅目：拟步甲科）

ON EIGHT SPECIES OF LARVAE OF THE SUBFAMILY PIMELIINAE (COLEOPTERA:TENEBRIONIDAE)

漠甲亚科Ｐｉｍｅｌｉｉｎａｅ是一类广布于古北区的耐旱沙漠昆虫，幼虫在沙土内发育，危害植物嫩芽和根部，经济意义较大。本文记述了采自宁夏、甘肃、内蒙古和新疆的８个种，即多毛扁漠甲、谢氏宽漠甲、泥脊漠甲［１］、洛氏脊漠甲［１］、光滑胖漠甲［１］、蒙古漠王、谢氏宽漠王和大宽漠王的幼虫，并给出它们的检索表。幼虫标本保存于宁夏农学院。

in this paper, the descriptions and figures of the larvae of 8 species of darkling beetles from north-western China (Ningxia, Gansu, Net Mongol and Xinjiang), belonging to the subfamily Pimeliinae (Tenebr., Col.) are given. They are Pterocoma bedim Schust., P. loczyi Friv., Trigonoscelis sublacpigata Rent., Sternotrigon sctosa setosa (Bates), Sternoplax (Sternoplax) szechenyi Friv., Platyope mongoMlica Fall., Mantichorula grandis Semenow and M. semenowi Rent. An identifica'tion table to above mentioned species and genera of Pimeliini and Platyopini are presented. The larval specimens are deposited in Ningxia Agricultural College.